Scolecophidia

Translingual edit

Typhlops vermicularis

Etymology edit

σκώληξ worm, and ophio- snake

Proper noun edit

Scolecophidia

A taxonomic suborder within the order Serpentes – the single superfamily Typhlopoidea (the blind snakes).

Usage notes edit

Effectively synonymous with the superfamily Typhlopoidea; either (but not both) may be excluded in some taxonomies.

Hypernyms edit

(suborder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Serpentes - order

Hyponyms edit

(suborder): Typhlopoidea (superfamily)

References edit

Scolecophidia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scolecophidia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Scolecophidia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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